Border Environment Cooperation Commission


Border Environment Cooperation Commission

Also called BECC. An international organization intended to promote economic development along the U.S.-Mexico border. It seeks to develop infrastructure on both sides of the border to improve water, waste management, wastewater and air quality, as well as to promote clean energy. It works in cooperation with the North American Development Bank to achieve these goals. BECC was established in 1994 as a side agreement with NAFTA.